Wednesday, April 17
Bloomington, Ind.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
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Indiana and Purdue Split Games on Wednesday
4/18/2024 12:02:00 AM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana and Purdue each took a game of the doubleheader on Wednesday night at Andy Mohr Field.
Indiana won game one, 5-1, while Purdue claimed game two of the set by a score of 6-5. With the split in games, Indiana's season record is now 31-13 overall with a 7-7 mark in Big Ten play.
GAME 1: INDIANA 5, PURDUE 1
GAME 2: PURDUE 6, INDIANA 5
KEY MOMENTS (Game 1)
• Purdue went up 1-0 in the top of the first inning from an RBI single to center field from Moriah Polar.
• Indiana answered with three runs immediately in the bottom of the first. Juniors Taylor Minnick and Sarah Stone each had RBI doubles to right field to put up two runs. Then, freshman Aly VanBrandt and Stone pulled off a double steal from first and third to score Stone and make it a 3-1 game.
• Senior Brooke Benson helped add on some insurance runs, hitting for an RBI on a sacrifice fly in both the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings.
• Indiana's pitching and defense kept the Purdue bats at bay, holding them to just two hits, both of which occurred in the first inning.
KEY MOMENTS (Game 2)
• Sophomore Avery Parker hit a home run to right center field to put Indiana up 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
• Both Purdue and Indiana would add on to the scoring in the third with Purdue getting two runs and Indiana getting two right back on a Stone home run to put Indiana up 3-2.
• In the fifth inning, both teams would trade the lead again, as well. Purdue's Ross doubled to left center to score two more and to put Purdue up 4-3. Then, Parker would homer again with a two-run shot to give Indiana the lead back, 5-4.
• Purdue would tie the game in the sixth inning on an RBI double. In the seventh, Purdue would take the lead 6-5 when McFadden scored on a wild pitch.
NOTABLES
• Copeland's win in game one over Purdue brings her season record to 16-8.
• Indiana had three home runs in the second game with two from Parker and one from Stone.
• Benson had two RBI on sacrifice flies in the first game.
• Nine different Hoosiers recorded a hit across the two games.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday for the first of a three-game series against the Hawkeyes at 6 p.m.
Indiana won game one, 5-1, while Purdue claimed game two of the set by a score of 6-5. With the split in games, Indiana's season record is now 31-13 overall with a 7-7 mark in Big Ten play.
GAME 1: INDIANA 5, PURDUE 1
GAME 2: PURDUE 6, INDIANA 5
KEY MOMENTS (Game 1)
• Purdue went up 1-0 in the top of the first inning from an RBI single to center field from Moriah Polar.
• Indiana answered with three runs immediately in the bottom of the first. Juniors Taylor Minnick and Sarah Stone each had RBI doubles to right field to put up two runs. Then, freshman Aly VanBrandt and Stone pulled off a double steal from first and third to score Stone and make it a 3-1 game.
• Senior Brooke Benson helped add on some insurance runs, hitting for an RBI on a sacrifice fly in both the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings.
• Indiana's pitching and defense kept the Purdue bats at bay, holding them to just two hits, both of which occurred in the first inning.
KEY MOMENTS (Game 2)
• Sophomore Avery Parker hit a home run to right center field to put Indiana up 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
• Both Purdue and Indiana would add on to the scoring in the third with Purdue getting two runs and Indiana getting two right back on a Stone home run to put Indiana up 3-2.
• In the fifth inning, both teams would trade the lead again, as well. Purdue's Ross doubled to left center to score two more and to put Purdue up 4-3. Then, Parker would homer again with a two-run shot to give Indiana the lead back, 5-4.
• Purdue would tie the game in the sixth inning on an RBI double. In the seventh, Purdue would take the lead 6-5 when McFadden scored on a wild pitch.
NOTABLES
• Copeland's win in game one over Purdue brings her season record to 16-8.
• Indiana had three home runs in the second game with two from Parker and one from Stone.
• Benson had two RBI on sacrifice flies in the first game.
• Nine different Hoosiers recorded a hit across the two games.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday for the first of a three-game series against the Hawkeyes at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (16-7)
L: Julia Gossett (8-8)
Batting:
RBI: Moriah Polar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Khloe Banks 1
SB: Khloe Banks 2 ; Moriah Polar 1
CS: Moriah Polar 1
Batting:
2B: Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Bassett , Cora 1
RBI: Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Benson, Brooke 2
SH: Cooper, Alex 1
SF: Benson, Brooke 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Bassett , Cora 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
SB: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1
HBP: Parker, Avery 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
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RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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